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Ambulance in action
by Peter Bently
Ambulance and Meerkat respond to an emergency call involving an automobile accident and safely transport the car's driver to the hospital
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Bedtime for Batman
by Michael Dahl
A little boy makes his bedtime an exciting adventure, as he imagines Batman preparing to fight crime in Gotham City
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Don't call me Grandma
by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
A young girl recounts the reasons why her great-grandmother is hard to love--and why she loves her anyway
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Gator dad
by Brian Lies
A loving and playful father gator shows his kids how the simplest pleasures, when shared together, can make for an incredibly enjoyable day at the park. By the award-winning creator of Bats at the Library. Simultaneous eBook. 40,000 first printing.
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Hensel and Gretel, ninja chicks
by Corey Rosen Schwartz
The team behind The Three Ninja Pigs and Ninja Red Riding Hood present a latest fractured fairy tale depicting ninja sisters Hensel and Gretel, who must rescue their parents from the cornbread cottage of a wily fox.
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| 3, 2, 1, Go! by Emily Arnold McCullyAfter elephant buddies Ann and Bess refuse to play with younger Min, they draw a line around their play area. "You may not step over it," declares Ann to Min. In response, resourceful Min gathers some materials (such as a rock, a rope, and a tube) and starts building something that will allow her to cross the line without taking a single step. Even though 3, 2, 1, Go! is geared toward beginning readers, kids of all ages will recognize the common social problem it depicts, and relish Min's unorthodox solution. Looking for another smart read about an ambitious DIY project? Check out Jon Agee's It's Only Stanley. |
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| Ballet Cat: The Totally Secret Secret by Bob SheaWith his distinctive bold strokes and bright candy colors, author and illustrator Bob Shea introduces Ballet Cat, a pink, tutu-clad kitty who loooooves dancing. A LOT. Ballet Cat loves dancing SO MUCH that her bestie, Sparkles the Pony, is afraid to confess his boredom with playing ballet every day. Watching these friends find honesty and common ground is entertaining enough to serve as either a read-aloud or a confidence-building solo read. Kids who want more series books about friends with divergent interests should be sure to pick up Erica Silverman's Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa: Rain or Shine or Mo Willems' Elephant and Piggie: Elephants Cannot Dance! |
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| Don't Throw It to Mo! by David A. Adler; illustrated by Sam RicksDespite being the smallest and youngest kid on his neighborhood team, Mo lives for football. He practices every chance he gets, and even sleeps with a football as a pillow. Still, he spends every game on the bench with Coach Steve, whose training techniques seems a little goofy -- at least until he reveals his plan to surprise a rival team with Mo's unexpected talent. Cartoony illustrations and plenty of visual humor offer context to help emerging readers follow the sports action in this underdog story as well as its sequel, Get a Hit, Mo! |
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| Monster School: First Day Frights by Dave KeaneNorm is both a name and a description for the star of this story: he's "the most regular kid you could ever hope to meet," which makes it tough for him to fit in at monster school. In one-eyed Miss Clops' class, human Norm sticks out among the fur, fangs, horns, and tentacles of the supernatural students. Will these little monsters ever see past Norm's looks to who he really is? You'll have to read this series opener to find out! Kids who appreciate the large text and silly-over-scary artwork may want to rejoin Norm and his classmates for the sequel, The Spooky Sleepover.
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| What This Story Needs is a Pig in a Wig by Emma J. VirjánAs if the rhyming title and boldly colored cover weren't enough of a hint, this story dives directly into silliness. It begins with the eponymous pig standing in a spotlight to don her red beehive wig. Then she hops into a boat in a moat, which quickly becomes crowded from picking up a frog, a dog, and a goat on a log… With all the cumulative craziness of Laura Numeroff's If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and quirky humor of Mo Willems' Elephant and Piggie series, this easy-to-understand book (the 1st in a series) is sure to elicit boatloads of giggles from beginning readers. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Manatee County Public Library System 1301 Barcarrota Boulevard West Bradenton, Florida 34205 (941) 748-5555www.mymanatee.org/library |
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